LO 812 under (re)construstion

Steam Locomotive LO806, a 4-8-2, built by North British 1948 and being a former SAR class 19D, rushes to the next loading point at the BCL ore mine at Selibe Phikwe, Botswana. This is a 24/7, 365 ... (more)

Steam Locomotive LO805, a 4-8-2, built by Robert Stephenson 7278/1947 and being a former SAR class 19D, pushes the rake of loaded ore hoppers to the unloading facility that is linked with the smel... (more)

Steam Locomotive LO806, a 4-8-2, built by North British 26070/1948 and being a former SAR class 19D, hauls a set of empties from the BCL ore mine´s smelter to one of the shafts at Selibe Phikwe, ... (more)

Steam Locomotive LO805, a handsome 4-8-2, built by Robert Stephenson 7278/1947 and being a former SAR class 19D, shunts at one of the BCL ore mine´s shafts at Selibe Phikwe, Botswana. This is a 2... (more)

BCL's 19D 806 has just left Selibe depot and is running towards Selibe shaft for a new load of copperore.

BCL's 19D 806 during a night photo session in Selibe depot. The headlights of a BCL servicetruck where used to put some light on the locomotive.

BCL's 19D 805 shunting at the Exhange yard. In the background you can see the copper meltery.